TMT - Contested Case Hearing Status - Hilo

[glinda]

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Originally posted by kalakoa

Perhaps "The Hawaiians" should decide who they are and what they want? Because as it is, they've established a reputation for interfering without proposing any meaningful solutions.

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Do you actually believe that kalakoa? They may not have declared some unanimous consensus of opinion, and plans that are fixed in stone, but are you really convinced that nothing has been done to develop and articulate a position?

For instance, as reported earlier this year here:

http://www.staradvertiser.com/2016/02/26...-document/

which in part reads:

The Native Hawaiian constitutional convention this afternoon adopted a governing document that will go out to a vote for ratification.

The constitution, approved by an 88 to 30 vote with one abstention, apparently allows room for federal recognition by the U.S. government while holding out for the possibility of independence.

“We reaffirm the National Sovereignty of the Nation,” the preamble says. “We reserve all rights for Sovereignty and self-determination, including the pursuit of independence.”

and seems to me to be a bit more than "interfering without proposing any meaningful solutions." Even if you personally may not like it and as such do not consider it a "meaningful solution," it is a whole lot more than "interfering."

And yes you can point out that to date the constitution has not been ratified, and further that many Hawaiians do not agree with it, but still it's a long way from your blanket "interfering without proposing any meaningful solutions" don't you think?